Originally Posted by
Mike
Hey Bottle -
I'm also in SoCal (San Gabriel Valley).
Don't know about the fork seal (not a gasket). But any quality fork/suspension rebuilder should be able to do the work for you.
On the running. Yea, I drive mine daily, 85+ miles a day (coming up on 23,000 miles). It occasionally runs different day to day. On one hand, you get used to it. On the other hand, the more miles on mine, the more consistent it seems to run. I bought the adjustable IDS ECM and removed the upper (secondary) muffler also. Made my own exh. tips.
that also helped a lot of things. More power, better drivability, more fun in general.
Have you checked to see if there are any "faults" noted. The dash cluster will note new and/or old faults.
Go around and make sure all of your sensors are fully plugged in. Make sure you didn't hurt the air temp sensor (sensor or plug) while removing the air filter. Mine doesn't like overly hot days and with Buell's "forgetfulness" about putting a water temp gage in the dash, we have no idea about how hot the engine is running. In any case, it runs a little different in Calif's 95+ degree days, splitting lanes on our wonderful freeways...but it gets me home fine.
Turn the traction control "off". I know my bike didn't like running restricted at all. Made a big difference.
Interesting thing... A couple months back, my regulator died, allowed the magneto to run a maximum voltage into the bikes system, taking out the battery and overheating one fan to destruction and the front (aftermarket) turn indicator bulbs. Didn't seem to hurt the ECM or anything else. After replacing the regulator, fan, indicator bulbs and battery, it seems to run much more predicable on a day to day basis. Don't ask me...I don't know...
Mike